Insights and Stories on Cattle Prices

Klassen: Feeder cattle market volatility continues

Dec. 17, 2019 at 5:34 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. For the second week in a row, the markets were quite variable across the Prairies but shorter-keep yearlings appeared to lead the charge higher. In Alberta, quality 900-lb. steers were once again touching the […]

Klassen: Challenging weather influencing feeder market

Nov. 19, 2019 at 6:50 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder cattle market consolidation continues

Nov. 12, 2019 at 9:56 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

Oct. 29, 2019 at 8:57 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market experiences bouncing behaviour

Oct. 22, 2019 at 11:54 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Limited harvest progress weighs on feeder cattle

Oct. 15, 2019 at 3:58 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were down $2 to as much as $8 in some cases. A fortuitous bounce in the barley market resulted in a softer tone for replacement cattle. It appears that the Canadian barley crop will be smaller than earlier anticipated and some […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder market

Oct. 8, 2019 at 2:37 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 lower. Excessive snow in Alberta and ongoing rains across Manitoba and Saskatchewan set a negative tone. The market appeared to incorporate a risk discount, although many auction barns had limited numbers on offer. Buyers once again focused on local […]

By Jerry Klassen

USDA to probe beef market after Tyson plant fire

Aug. 28, 2019 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue ordered an investigation into widening prices between cattle and beef on Wednesday after a recent fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in Holcomb, Kansas, shut the plant. Cattle prices have tanked because the fire temporarily eliminated a key buyer of livestock. […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle falter under fed cattle uncertainty

Aug. 20, 2019 at 2:29 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $2-$4 on average. The feeder cattle market was hard to define due to limited volumes; however, prices were down $2 to as much as $6 in some cases. The Aug. 9 fire at a Tyson packing plant near Holcomb, Kansas […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder prices ratchet higher

Aug. 5, 2019 at 9:52 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 higher on average; however, there were a few feature sales quoted $8 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Finishing feedlots were fairly aggressive on backgrounded cattle, which was the main source of yearlings last week. Early grassers are […]

By Jerry Klassen